Chile

Long Pacific country

Chile is a long, narrow country on the western coast of South America, stretching along the Pacific between the Andes and the sea.

Its geography ranges from the Atacama Desert in the north to Patagonian glaciers in the south.

Chilean wine has gained international recognition. (Lowercase chile is a hot pepper.)

country

Santiago

Chile's largest city

peso · Pinochet · Neruda · copper · wine · pisco · fjords · glaciers · Easter Island · Tierra del Fuego

cuisine

empanada

Filled pastry half-moon

region

Argentina

Southern cone republic

  • PeruPacific coast republic
  • BoliviaAndean republic, two capitals
  • EcuadorCountry at zero latitude

Colombia · Uruguay · Paraguay · Brazil · Venezuela · Pacific

Categories
Opposites
geographic shape

ChileVatican City

Independent papal microstate

San Marino · Liechtenstein · Belgium · Poland · France

coastal access

ChileBolivia

Andean republic, two capitals

Paraguay · landlocked countries · Nepal · Mongolia · Switzerland

hemispheric position

ChileNorway

Scandinavian coastal kingdom

Finland · Iceland · Alaska · Canada · Greenland

Phrases
Family

chilly, chili, Chilean, Chileans

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G